The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown's 2003 bestseller follows Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and French cryptologist Sophie Neveu as they navigate a high-stakes chase across Paris, London, and other European cities. Triggered by the murder of a curator in the Louvre, the duo deciphers a trail of hidden messages embedded in Renaissance art, architecture, and historical texts. Their investigation pits them against the secretive Priory of Sion and the religious order Opus Dei, centering on the controversial hypothesis that Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene were married and left a bloodline.

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